Category: EC&I 830 Weekly Reflections

This week’s debate was on the hot topic of the semester, will AI technologies revolutionize education for the the better.  AI is a tricky thing, sure it has its advantages but with every new innovation, especially with education and classroom settings, comes challenges as well. Benefits Rokhsareh and Hanieh presented the benefits to the class.  […]

It was great to take part in all the debates this semester, and what better way to end debates than a good old fashioned WWE montage.  Who doesn’t love a good Macho Man impression!  I’d like to that Code Cold, and the Educator of Excellence himself, Jeff Barrett for being a great tag team partner […]

Social Justice issues are more prevalent than ever, especially when we scroll through different social media platforms.  This week’s debate was focused on whether educators have a responsibility to use technology and social media to promote social justice.  Both groups did a fantastic job showing the positives and negatives to these different issues. What’s the […]

Debate #4 once again saw a seesaw battle over whether educators and schools should have a responsibility to help their students develop a digital footprint.  When I first saw it, I thought slam dunk for the agree side.  Laura and JR were up first, stating some strong arguments to why it should be our responsibility. […]

This week Jeff and myself were tasked with arguing that technology has NOT led to a more equitable society.  Much of our debate perspective came down to economic equity and accessibility issues for our users.  Kennedy and Ummey put up a great debate, and thank you to the class for discussion that followed.  The digital […]

Once again we were presenting with a great debate in class.  This week’s topic- Social Media is ruining childhood.  I couldn’t help but think of my own upbringing with social media.  Those experiences seemed positive, with MSN chats and so on, I never really had any issues with them nor did I have social media […]

The first week debate was truly a battle.  I’ll be the first to say I was in favour of the debate topic- Technology in the classroom enhances learning.  How far our classrooms have come, and how quickly we can access and share information, truly has revolutionized our way of teaching. Out of the gate, Will […]

Since class last week I’ve been left wondering a few questions about my student’s online presence and my own kids for the matter. How much time do you spend online in a day? What activities are you spending your time on? So I polled my students.  Was I shocked by their answers when asked in […]

This whole use of AI truly is mind boggling to me.  The different sites and apps shared last week, was pretty eye-opening to what new technologies exist out there.  Type ChatGPT into a search engine and it feels like there are articles being released hourly on the benefits and negative of it.  USA Today, released […]